''The Polar Bears'' is a 2012 3D

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presented by

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, produced by

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, written by David Reynolds, and directed by John Stevenson. The film features the voices of

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, Jonathan Adams, and

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. The film is based on Coca-Cola's iconic polar bears and was released on the company's website and

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channel on December 31, 2012.

Plot

Kaskae leads his family of polar bears across the

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to give a speech to other polar bears. Jak, the troublemaker in the family, is given the task of looking after his little sister Kaia along with his elder brother Zook. Hearing part of Kaskae's speech about reaching new heights, Jak rushes to the peak of the tundra with Zook trailing him. As soon as both brothers reach the top, Jak shoves Zook before they both slide down and crash their father's speech. The family then discovers an unattended Kaia dancing with a flock of

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s. The other polar bears are not amused by the scene, as their kind are not supposed to socialize with the puffins, but Jak jumps in the water to join in the fun. Kaskae then orders everyone to be silent before he and the rest of the family jump in to play in the water.

Cast

as Jak *

as Zook * Jonathan Adams as Kaskae *

as Sakari * Lola Augspurger as Kaia *

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as Polar Girl 1 * Anne Gregory as Polar Girl 2

References

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* (Coca-Cola) * (Animal Logic) * 2012 films 2010s American animated films 2012 3D films 2012 animated films American animated short films Animated films about bears Animated films about birds Films directed by John Stevenson Films scored by Edward Shearmur Films about polar bears Films set in the Arctic Promotional campaigns by Coca-Cola Scott Free Productions films Animal Logic films American 3D films Computer-animated short films 3D animated short films Works based on advertisements 2010s English-language films {{short-animation-film-stub